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MAURITIUS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Questions of which notice has been given Requiring an Oral Answer Sitting of Tuesday 04 April 2006
Questions addressed to Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands
B/75 The Honourable Second Member for Savanne and Black River (Mrs Hanoomanjee)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, ascertain from the relevant authorities if the Director of Public Prosecutions was convened to a meeting by the Honourable the Attorney-General, Minister of Justice and Human Rights in the latter’s office?
B/76 The Honourable Second Member for Savanne and Black River (Mrs Hanoomanjee)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Commissioner of Police information as to whether equipment for DNA tests have been purchased and, if so, (a) when (b) the cost thereof and (c) the number of tests effected locally todate?
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B/77 The Honourable Third Member for Stanley and Rose Hill (Mrs Jeewa-Daureeawoo)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Commissioner of Prisons, information as to the circumstances in which prisoner J. C. M. was released instead of prisoner J. D. M.?
B/78 The Honourable Second Member for Quartier Militaire and Moka (Mr Dayal)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the MBC, information as to whether one Ms N. S. B. is employed thereat on a contractual basis and, if so, (a) since when and the duration of the contract, indicating its terms and conditions with a breakdown of the salary and other allowances payable (b) whether she has been paid any overtime and, if so, the amount thereof since she took up employment and (c) whether it is proposed to renew her contract and, if so, why?
B/79 The Honourable Third Member for Montagne Blanche and Grand River South East (Mr Gunness)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether, in regard to the South Eastern Highway Project, he will state (a) where matters stand (b) the number of times the Environmental Monitoring Committee has met and (c) when the project is scheduled to be completed?
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B/80 The Honourable Third Member for Belle Rose and Quatre Bornes (Ms Deerpalsing)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he will impress upon the Commissioner of Police the need to have policemen posted outside all schools during peak traffic hours, especially immediately after school hours?
B/81 The Honourable First Member for Mahebourg and Plaine Magnien (Mr Varma)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he is aware that in 2004 a report on the conditions prevailing at the Beau Bassin Central Prisons was submitted to the then Prime Minister and, if so, will he state what remedial actions were subsequently taken, if any?
B/82 The Honourable First Member for Grand River North West and Port West (Mrs Navarre-Marie)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he will state if it is proposed to reform the present electoral system?
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B/83 The Honourable First Member for Grand River North West and Port West (Mrs Navarre-Marie)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he is aware of the societal problems prevailing in the vicinity of the commercial centre at La Tour Koenig and, if so, will he impress upon the Commissioner of Police the need for regular police patrols to be carried out thereat?
B/84 The Honourable Second Member for Curepipe and Midlands (Mrs Martin)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he will state (a) Government policy regarding recruitment in the Civil Service and the Police Department and (b) if any new recruitment is envisaged?
B/85 The Honourable Third Member for Beau Bassin and Petite Rivière (Mr Naidu)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the relevant authorities, information as to the number of prisoners arrested for crimes resulting in death of people and who have been released on bail since July 2005?
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B/86 The Honourable Third Member for La Caverne and Phoenix (Mrs Dookun-Luchoomun) To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:- Whether, in regard to the death of the detainee J. P. I., he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Commissioner of Police, information as to whether any objection was raised by the Police or any other authority to the carrying out of a counter postmortem examination at the request of the family and, if so, the reasons thereof?
B/87 The Honourable Third Member for Port Louis North and Montagne Longue (Mr Jhugroo)
To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:- Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from Air Mauritius, information as to whether the Company granted free air tickets in the context of the organization of the Zee TV Awards and, if so, will he table a list of the beneficiaries?
B/88 The Honourable Fourth Member for Savanne and Black River (Mrs Perrier) To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:- Whether, in regard to the incident which took place in New Grove on or about 29 January 2006, involving Mrs M. L. S. and as a result of which she made a formal declaration and statement to the Police, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Commissioner of Police, information as to whether the lady was ill-treated and insulted by certain Police Officers in the course of the inquiry and, if so, will he state what measures will be taken to prevent such recurrence?
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B/89 The Honourable First Member for Rodrigues (Mr Nancy) To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Commissioner of Police, information as to whether, on or about 25 February 2006, an accident involving a police vehicle occurred at Baie des Lascars and, if yes, whether an inquiry was carried out to establish the cause of the accident and the outcome thereof?
B/90 The Honourable First Member for Rodrigues (Mr Nancy) To ask Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Commissioner of Police, information as to whether, on or about 23 March 2006, an accident involving a police vehicle bearing the number 2694 JU 01 occurred at Anse aux Anglais and, if yes, (a) the name of the driver of the said vehicle (b) if the case was reported on the same day and (c) if an inquiry was carried out to establish the cause of the accident and the outcome thereof?
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Questions addressed to Honourable Ministers, other than Dr the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Home Affairs, Minister of Civil Service & Administrative Reforms and Minister of Rodrigues & Outer Islands
B/91 The Honourable Second Member for Savanne and Black River (Mrs Hanoomanjee)
To ask Dr the Honourable Minister of Agro Industry and Fisheries:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Rose Belle Sugar Estate, information as to whether it has recently placed a sum of Rs 50m on fixed deposit at the First City Bank?
B/92 The Honourable Second Member for Savanne and Black River (Mrs Hanoomanjee)
To ask Dr the Honourable Minister of Agro Industry and Fisheries:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Rose Belle Sugar Estate, information as to whether samples of herbicides purchased from Kripsen & Co. have been sent to the MSIRI and other laboratories for analysis regarding quality?
B/93 The Honourable Third Member for Stanley and Rose Hill (Mrs Jeewa-Daureeawoo)
To ask the Honourable Minister of Education and Human Resources:-
Whether, in regard to the Chikungunya disease, he will state if any survey has been carried out to determine the number of students and teachers of schools and colleges who have been affected by the disease?
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B/94 The Honourable Third Member for Stanley and Rose Hill (Mrs Jeewa-Daureeawoo)
To ask the Honourable Minister of Health and Quality of Life:-
Whether, in regard to H5N1 Bird-Flu, he will state if (a) any survey has been carried out to determine the number of (i) poultry farms in the vicinity of the Terre Rouge Estuary (ii) inhabitants and workers who are regularly in close contact with the poultries (b) the inhabitants of the area have been advised to report to the relevant authorities any case of suspected death of chicken and (c) if it is proposed to set up a fund to compensate the owners in case of urgent culling of the chicken?
B/95 The Honourable Third Member for Stanley and Rose Hill (Mrs Jeewa-Daureeawoo)
To ask Dr the Honourable Minister of Local Government:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes, information as to whether the Council has recently adopted a resolution for the creation of a private police security service and, if so, whether other Municipal and District Councils will be encouraged to set up a similar service?
B/96 The Honourable Third Member for Curepipe and Midlands (Mr Dowarkasing)
To ask the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, state if on Friday 03 February 2006 during a speech he delivered at the Sport Gala Night he described the representatives of sports federations as ‘pigeons voyageurs’?
B/97 The Honourable Third Member for Curepipe and Midlands (Mr Dowarkasing)
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To ask the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports:-
Whether, in regard to the 2007 Indian Ocean Games which will be held in the Republic of Madagascar, he will state (a) if the meeting of the CIJ took place between 24 and 27 February 2006 (b) if the inclusion of badminton as the 16th game item was on the agenda of the CIJ meeting and the outcome of the meeting (c) what is the official stand of Mauritius on the badminton issue and (d) his stand on the initiative taken by the Secretary General of the African Badminton Federation in this respect?
B/98 The Honourable Third Member for Curepipe and Midlands (Mr Dowarkasing)
To ask Dr the Honourable Minister of Public Utilities:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the CEB, information as to whether it has contracted any loan/s from the Agence Française de Développement and, if so, (a) will he state the amount and the reasons thereof (b) the rate of interest payable and (c) whether there has been any overpayment and, if so, the number of loans in respect of which there has been overpayment, indicating in each case (i) the amount involved and (ii) the steps taken to recover the amount overpaid?
B/99 The Honourable Third Member for Curepipe and Midlands (Mr Dowarkasing)
To ask the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism, Leisure and External Communications:-
Whether he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Cargo Handling Corporation Ltd the following information (a) the names of the Director and the Deputy Director (b) their respective date of appointment and (c) the salary scale in each of the abovementioned post prior and post July 2005?
B/100 The Honourable First Member for Vacoas and Floreal (Mr Bodha)
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To ask Dr the Honourable Minister of Agro Industry and Fisheries:-
Whether Government proposes to control the prices of the fertilizers Calcium Ammonium Nitrate, 17-8-24, 17-8- 26?
B/101 The Honourable First Member for Vacoas and Floreal (Mr Bodha)
To ask the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Economic Development:-
Whether in regard to the National Equity Fund, he will for the period July 2005 todate state the number of applications for funding (a) received (b) approved (c) the total sum disbursed in each case together with the terms and conditions attached and (d) the guarantees furnished by each recipient?
B/102 The Honourable First Member for Vacoas and Floreal (Mr Bodha)
To ask the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Co-operation:-
Whether he will state if any officer posted at our Embassy in New York has been recalled following the visit of Dr the Honourable Prime Minister to Washington in February 2006 and, if so, the reasons thereof?
B/103 The Honourable First Member for Vacoas and Floreal (Mr Bodha)
To ask Dr the Honourable Minister of Agro Industry and Fisheries:-
Whether he will state if he has received any application for the closure of sugar factories and, if so, whether any deadline has been set for such closure and the measures that have been taken for the forthcoming harvest in respect of these factories ?
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B/104 The Honourable Second Member for Quartier Militaire and Moka (Mr Dayal)
To ask the Honourable Minister of Education and Human Resources:-
Whether, with a view to empowering principals of Government and Aided Primary Schools and Government Secondary Schools to maintain discipline, he will consider the advisability of amending the relevant regulations to provide for the setting up of disciplinary committees at the level of each of these educational institutions to deal with cases of serious misconduct and with power to suspend and expel students and, if so, when and, if not, why not?
B/105 The Honourable Second Member for Quartier Militaire and Moka (Mr Dayal)
To ask Dr the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Infrastructure, Land Transport and Shipping:-
Whether he is aware that a number of serious road accidents including fatal ones have occurred at the junction of Quartier Militiare Road, leading to St Julien d’Hotman road near the bridge commonly known as Pont Madame Françoise and, if so, will he consider making arrangements for widening the road and placing traffic lights thereat and, if so, when and, if not, why not?
B/106 The Honourable Second Member for Quartier Militaire and Moka (Mr Dayal)
To ask the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports:-
Whether he will state when the football ground at l’Espérance, Quartier Militaire will be handed over to the relevant authorities for use?
B/107 The Honourable Fifth Member for La Caverne and Phoenix (Mr Soodhun)
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To ask Dr the Honourable Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment:-
Whether he will state if it is proposed to review the Labour Act and in particular to provide for more flexible conditions of employment?
B/108 The Honourable Fifth Member for La Caverne and Phoenix (Mr Soodhun)
To ask Dr the Honourable Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment:-
Whether he will state if it is proposed to replace the Industrial Relations Act and, if so, when?
B/109 The Honourable Fifth Member for La Caverne and Phoenix (Mr Soodhun)
To ask Dr the Honourable Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment:-
Whether he will state if it is proposed to set up a Redundancy Fund, especially for the workers in the EPZ sector?
B/110 The Honourable Fifth Member for La Caverne and Phoenix (Mr Soodhun)
To ask Dr the Honourable Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment:-
Whether, in regard to the EPZ sector, he will state the number of persons who have lost employment from July 2005 to February 2006, indicating the number of persons who have been placed in alternative employment?
B/111 The Honourable Third Member for Montagne Blanche and Grand River South East (Mr Gunness)
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